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Skydio is the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight. Skydio leverages breakthrough AI to create the world’s most intelligent flying machines for use by consumers, enterprises, and government customers. 

Founded in 2014, Skydio is made up of leading experts in AI, robotics, cameras, and electric vehicles from top companies, research labs, and universities from around the world. 

Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the U.S. from its headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and manufacturing facilities in Hayward, CA, to offer the highest standards of supply chain, manufacturing and data security. 

Skydio is trusted by leading enterprises across a wide range of industry sectors and is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, and NVIDIA.

Manufacturing & Electronics

Skydio

Manufacturing

Skydio is the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight.

Defence & Aerospace

You must have a strong curiosity, solid design fundamentals, a passion for elegant mechanical design, and experience with 3D CAD, particularly CATIA.

You will design parts for prototypes, troubleshoot issues, propose engineering solutions, validate through prototyping, collaborate with global teams, and present your work in design reviews.

Engineering

Design

San Mateo

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  <p>Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!</p>
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 <p>As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that add value to Skydio and our users. You will solve complex, interesting problems and learn from a team of world-class engineers and researchers.</p>
 <h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> On the job you will:</b></h3>
 <ul>
  <li>Conquer challenges creatively with a scrappy mindset</li>
  <li>Design parts for next generation prototypes</li>
  <li>Chase down the root cause of mission critical issues on existing or developing products</li>
  <li>Find solutions with engineering design or manufacturing process changesValidate your solutions with hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection</li>
  <li>Communicate with a cross functional team of engineers and suppliers around the globe</li>
  <li>Present your work in design reviews and learn from senior members of our team</li>
 </ul>
 <h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>We are looking for you to have:</b></h3>
 <ul>
  <li>Relentless curiosity</li>
  <li>Ability to leverage rock solid fundamentals to create exceptional designs for complicated products</li>
  <li>Passion for elegant mechanical design at the highest and lowest levels of detail that will delight customers</li>
  <li>Experience with 3D CAD. Familiarity with CATIA is highly valued.</li>
 </ul>
 <h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Bonus skills for the job:</b></h3>
 <p>This experience is great to have, but we are also happy to teach you:</p>
 <ul>
  <li>How to design for a broad array of manufacturing processes including: injection molding, metal casting, CNC machining, sheet metal forming, and composites.</li>
  <li>How to complete DFM (design-for-manufacturing) with local and foreign suppliers</li>
  <li>How to design and integrate circuit boards, antennas, and connectors into mechanical assemblies</li>
 </ul>
 <h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Some examples of past projects include:</b></h3>
 <ul>
  <li><b>Gimbal Isolation: </b>Design, simulate, re-design, DFM, and kick-off tooling for Skydio X10 gimbal vibration isolators</li>
  <li><b>Scrappy Wind Tunnel</b>: Exactly what it sounds like. Research what it takes to make a wind tunnel. Build a wind tunnel. Use the wind tunnel to learn about aerodynamic forces on a drone to inform design improvements.</li>
  <li><b>Drone Battery Charger</b>: Create prototypes for the battery charger for Skydio 2. Perform user studies, come up with a thermal solution, architect the product, and work on cosmetic surfacing.</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>Compensation Range</b>: The annual base salary range for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students*. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our benefit plans and take advantage of a variety of incentives and stipends.</p>
 <ul>
  <li>For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.</li>
 </ul>
 <h6 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> #LI-AY1</b></h6>
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  <p>At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.</p><br>
  <p>As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.</p>
  <p>For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/</p>
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  Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!
 
 As a member of the Product Design Team, you will work on meaningful projects that add value to Skydio and our users. You will solve complex, interesting problems and learn from a team of world-class engineers and researchers.
  On the job you will:
 
  Conquer challenges creatively with a scrappy mindset
  Design parts for next generation prototypes
  Chase down the root cause of mission critical issues on existing or developing products
  Find solutions with engineering design or manufacturing process changesValidate your solutions with hands-on prototyping, testing, and data collection
  Communicate with a cross functional team of engineers and suppliers around the globe
  Present your work in design reviews and learn from senior members of our team
 
 We are looking for you to have:
 
  Relentless curiosity
  Ability to leverage rock solid fundamentals to create exceptional designs for complicated products
  Passion for elegant mechanical design at the highest and lowest levels of detail that will delight customers
  Experience with 3D CAD. Familiarity with CATIA is highly valued.
 
 Bonus skills for the job:
 This experience is great to have, but we are also happy to teach you:
 
  How to design for a broad array of manufacturing processes including: injection molding, metal casting, CNC machining, sheet metal forming, and composites.
  How to complete DFM (design-for-manufacturing) with local and foreign suppliers
  How to design and integrate circuit boards, antennas, and connectors into mechanical assemblies
 
 Some examples of past projects include:
 
  Gimbal Isolation: Design, simulate, re-design, DFM, and kick-off tooling for Skydio X10 gimbal vibration isolators
  Scrappy Wind Tunnel: Exactly what it sounds like. Research what it takes to make a wind tunnel. Build a wind tunnel. Use the wind tunnel to learn about aerodynamic forces on a drone to inform design improvements.
  Drone Battery Charger: Create prototypes for the battery charger for Skydio 2. Perform user studies, come up with a thermal solution, architect the product, and work on cosmetic surfacing.
 
 Compensation Range: The annual base salary range for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students*. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Skydio full-time employees are eligible to enroll in our benefit plans and take advantage of a variety of incentives and stipends.
 
  For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.
 
  #LI-AY1
 
  At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
  As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
  For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
 


Product Design Engineer Intern - Skydio

Product Design Engineer Intern

You should have a solid software engineering foundation, proficiency in Python/JavaScript, and experience with web apps or backend systems. Familiarity with APIs, Linux, databases, and cloud services is essential.

You will enhance the Skydio Platform by developing web front-ends, APIs, and applications for fleet and asset management, focusing on secure, scalable software for real-time drone data and video.

Data

Software Engineering

<div>
 <div>
  <p>Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!</p>
 </div>
 <p><b> About the role:</b></p>
 <p>By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real-time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As a full-stack intern, you will work on important and exciting projects related to building out cloud features and infrastructure required to turn this vision into a reality.</p>
 <p>An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or MS-level college student with practical project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems.</p>
 <p><b> How you'll make an impact:</b></p>
 <ul>
  <li>Leverage your past experiences, best practices, and open-ended problem solving skills to help make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous drones.</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>Project Examples</b>:</p>
 <ul>
  <li>Build out customer-facing product features to enhance existing capabilities and/or enable new use cases on the Skydio Platform</li>
  <li>Develop web front-ends, APIs, and drone and server-side applications for fleet management, photo and video asset management, 3D reconstruction, and more</li>
  <li>Develop secure, efficient, observable, scalable, and robust software for dealing with real-time data and video from fleets of Skydio drones</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>What makes you a good fit:</b></p>
 <ul>
  <li>Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code</li>
  <li>You are a junior, senior, or MS-level student with meaningful project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems.</li>
  <li>Bonus points for experience shipping products or features within a collaborative engineering team environment.</li>
  <li>Proficiency with Python and/or Javascript/Typescript</li>
  <li>Familiarity with REST-ful APIs, Linux operating system configuration, build tools, relational databases (Postgres, MySQL) and caching systems (Redis, Memcached)</li>
  <li>Understanding of cloud service offerings (AWS, GCP), deployment techniques, and configuration management</li>
  <li>Bonus points for familiarity with robotics software development concepts or real-time networking</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>Compensation Range:</b> The hourly rate for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students*. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.</p>
 <ul>
  <li>For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>#LI-AY</p>
 <p></p>
 <div>
  <p><br> At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.</p><br>
  <p>As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.</p>
  <p>For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/</p>
 </div>
</div>


 
  Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!
 
  About the role:
 By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud-connected real-time visibility, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real-time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before. As a full-stack intern, you will work on important and exciting projects related to building out cloud features and infrastructure required to turn this vision into a reality.
 An ideal intern candidate is a junior, senior, or MS-level college student with practical project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems.
  How you'll make an impact:
 
  Leverage your past experiences, best practices, and open-ended problem solving skills to help make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous drones.
 
 Project Examples:
 
  Build out customer-facing product features to enhance existing capabilities and/or enable new use cases on the Skydio Platform
  Develop web front-ends, APIs, and drone and server-side applications for fleet management, photo and video asset management, 3D reconstruction, and more
  Develop secure, efficient, observable, scalable, and robust software for dealing with real-time data and video from fleets of Skydio drones
 
 What makes you a good fit:
 
  Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code
  You are a junior, senior, or MS-level student with meaningful project and/or internship experience developing complex web applications or backend data systems.
  Bonus points for experience shipping products or features within a collaborative engineering team environment.
  Proficiency with Python and/or Javascript/Typescript
  Familiarity with REST-ful APIs, Linux operating system configuration, build tools, relational databases (Postgres, MySQL) and caching systems (Redis, Memcached)
  Understanding of cloud service offerings (AWS, GCP), deployment techniques, and configuration management
  Bonus points for familiarity with robotics software development concepts or real-time networking
 
 Compensation Range: The hourly rate for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad, $53/hr for Graduate students, and $58 for PhD students*. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.
 
  For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.
 
 #LI-AY
 
 
   At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
  As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
  For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
 


Software Engineer Intern - Skydio

Software Engineer Intern

You should have enthusiasm for motion planning, computer vision, or deep learning, strong C++/Python skills, solid software engineering practices, and thrive in a fast-paced team.

You will research and prototype advanced autonomous systems, assess feasibility, implement innovative features, and evaluate the performance of software and hardware components.

<div>
 <div>
  <p>Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!</p>
 </div>
 <p><b> About the role:</b></p>
 <p>If you have a strong foundation in math, theory, and software development and you are interested in directly contributing to the development of the next generation of autonomy algorithms and pushing them into real products, we would love to hear from you.</p>
 <p>We are looking for interns for our Summer program. You will be paired up with one or more members of our core software development team, assuming direct ownership of a project that meaningfully advances the capabilities of our planning and controls and product engineering teams.</p>
 <p><b> How you'll make an impact:</b></p>
 <ul>
  <li>Enable rapid research and development of intelligent systems with advanced autonomous capabilities beyond anything that exists in the world today</li>
  <li>Research, prototype, and generally assess the feasibility of new approaches</li>
  <li>Imagine and then implement new features that unlock magic for our users</li>
  <li>Characterize and quantify the performance of core components of the software and hardware stack</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>What makes you a good fit:</b></p>
 <ul>
  <li>Demonstrated enthusiasm for one or more of the following: motion planning, dynamics and controls, 3D graphics, computer vision, deep learning, distributed systems, tools/infrastructure, mobile</li>
  <li>Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code</li>
  <li>High proficiency in C++ and/or Python</li>
  <li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, small team environment</li>
 </ul>
 <p><b>Compensation Range: </b>The hourly rate for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad and $53/hr for Graduate students* Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.</p>
 <ul>
  <li>For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.</li>
 </ul>
 <h6 class="jobSectionHeader">#LI-AY1</h6><br>
 <p></p>
 <h6 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> #LI-PG1</b></h6>
 <div>
  <p>At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.</p><br>
  <p>As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.</p>
  <p>For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/</p>
 </div>
</div>


 
  Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial transportation. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, and operational excellence to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users - from first responders to insurance claims adjusters, utilities, and more!
 
  About the role:
 If you have a strong foundation in math, theory, and software development and you are interested in directly contributing to the development of the next generation of autonomy algorithms and pushing them into real products, we would love to hear from you.
 We are looking for interns for our Summer program. You will be paired up with one or more members of our core software development team, assuming direct ownership of a project that meaningfully advances the capabilities of our planning and controls and product engineering teams.
  How you'll make an impact:
 
  Enable rapid research and development of intelligent systems with advanced autonomous capabilities beyond anything that exists in the world today
  Research, prototype, and generally assess the feasibility of new approaches
  Imagine and then implement new features that unlock magic for our users
  Characterize and quantify the performance of core components of the software and hardware stack
 
 What makes you a good fit:
 
  Demonstrated enthusiasm for one or more of the following: motion planning, dynamics and controls, 3D graphics, computer vision, deep learning, distributed systems, tools/infrastructure, mobile
  Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well-architected code
  High proficiency in C++ and/or Python
  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, small team environment
 
 Compensation Range: The hourly rate for this position is $41/hr for Undergrad and $53/hr for Graduate students* Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.
 
  For some positions the pay may be dependent upon the individual's regional location.
 
 #LI-AY1
 
  #LI-PG1
 
  At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
  As such, we do not make hiring or other employment-related decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, veteran, military or family status, or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
  For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
 


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